stop along riva road you do so at your risk. after all the accident happened at the peak of the blind hill on the narrow two lane road with no shoulder. this is board red by a 12-foot high dirt embankment. >> the odyssey was in the rearand at some point attempted to make a unsafe pass and that's when the investigators determined it look like the pass took place and there was contact made untimately lead together bicyclist being injured and died. preliminarily it appears to be driver error. >> reporter: news of the death struck hard. >> it's huge loss and tragic day and a tough day at the school. very well liked and known and. assistant track coach and cross country coach and hit students and staff hard. >> reporter: counselors met with athletes during the morning practices to help them cope with the loss. >> despite the fact we don't have students until next week we have student athletes on

campus because of fall sports. we have staff we are trying to help through the grieving process and students as well and we reached out to the family to offer whatever support and resources we can provide. >> reporter: the driver of the honda stopped at the scene and police have identified her as 37-year-old whitney decesaris. it's yet to be determined if she will face charges. jeff hager, abc2 news. today the rifter volunteer fire company and orioles are honoring a fallen hero called heroes night out. gene died her from injuries he suffered while battling a house fire and they are keeping his memory alive. starting at 3 today, firefighters will hold a sighing auction before heading over to camden quads for the game tonight. proceeds from the auction and-- yards for the game tonight. proceeds from the auction will go to fund. three game set for the o's with the a's. oakland leads the orioles in the chase for the final wild

card spot. and they have a 3-game lead over baltimore. o's coming off a much leaded win and a loss in the series to the rays. first pitch tonight is this afternoon you can meet members of the orioles in person up close. we are talking about one in particular. all star slugger chris davis will greet fans at the at&t store at in columbia and davis will sign autographs and pose for pictures from noon until 9. it's first come first serve and one autograph per person. more than 50 wild fires are out of control across nearly a dozen western states. one fire in particular is becoming a real danger. the wild fire outside yosemite national park sits at 1% contained and has quadrupled in size. triggering a state of emergency and massive evacuation. in the air and on the ground more than 19,000 firefighters are atabbing all of the fires. -- attacking all of the fires.

many times fighting through walls of smoke. >> the fire over there and there's fire here. you are right in the middle of the two coming together, okay. >> california's governor declared a state of emergency and to make matters worse it's peak season for tourists who trafd into the park for the natural beauty and instead they are watching flames. tourists and residents have been asked to evacuate and some are standing their ground hoping to protect their property and camp sites. blaze at another national park just west of yosemite has stretched to 25 square miles and right now sits at 5% contained. all right. let's tong about what's going on -- talk about what's going on here at home. not picking up on a whole lot in terms of the rain. i will keep a chance for a isolated shower to move into the picture. we can see a few light showers in pennsylvania crossing over into maryland and we will have more pop up through the morning hours. we are waiting for the cold front to move through and once it does, we are going to feel

more refreshed and it's going to be lots of sunshine especially as we head towards the weekend. but, right now look at the dew points. they have dropped from the 70s and the down trend will be the way to go as we go through the next several days here. at 63 for a dew point in baltimore glen burnie at 63 and we might hit the upper 50s especially heading towards the weekend. but in the meantime, in terms of temperatures this morning, we are above average coming in at 78 degrees in the city and 70 in perry hall. over to you. >> well the rays have one more dress rehearsal before the games count and they fell to the panthers preseason action final score was 34-27. the ravens looked great on the first drive which ended on a one-yard touchdown run by ray rice. joe flacco threw a touchdown pass and two interceptions. ravens rap up the preseason next thursday in st. louis and kick off the regular season september 5th. that game is in denver. and you can add a dash of ravens the next teem you spies

up the-- spice up the crabs because mccormick released a old bay commemorative can. it features flacco and smith and suggs and rice and two others. you can get the limited edition of the cans at mccormick world of flavor store at the inner harbor and other retailers. it's home of all things agriculture. maryland state fair starts today. what's new you may be asking. we are live with a preview. and a blood drive is always a good thing for the community but coming up, we will take you to one that's all about giving back. details in a few moments>> reporter: no delays getting in your way on 795 at owings mills boulevard. i will show you what the other main lines look like and bring you latest drives times after the break.

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and more than enough wineries to please every pallet. we're ready to make your new york state vacation perfect. there's never been a better time to vacation in new york state. plan your vacation at iloveny.com the new state of new york. welcome. making headlines around the nation the mayor of san diego could resign as early as today for weeks the city council members have been pushing for mayor bob filner to step down. this after dozens of with accused in the sex -- of womenaccused in the sexual harassment the city will pay some if not all of his share of damages awarded in the lawsuit. the city council is speced to vote on the pro-- expected to vote on the proposed deal this afternoon. the president continues the bus tour today. president obama spent the day thursday in upstate new york where he unveiled the plans for

student aid. part of it includes how the government awards aid. >> it's time to stop subsidizing schools that are not producing good results and reward schools that deliver for american students of the future. >> the president will speak at binghamton before heading to scranton where he will be beyond by vice president joe biden. department of justice is suing texas over voting id law requires voters to show identification in voting booths. the justice department claims the law violates the 1965 voting rights act and the constitution 14th and 15th amendments. texas passed the law back in 2011 but did not implement it until the past june when the supreme court struck down the key provisions on voting rights the act that prevents states from changing election laws. this is a little more laid back right now. the best 11 days of summer kick off today. you can enjoy fried food and fun ride and great entertainment and in a few

hours the maryland tate fair will be officially be opened for business. who better than the o's. roosevelt leftwich. tie is off and jacket is off and you look good and relaxed. >> reporter: that's one of the -- you have to have the boots but you know what, this is going to be a mom to be. she is going to have-- i know megan had twins but she is going to have from 6 to 16 piglets out here. it's just this is a birthing area for the maryland state fair and there's nothing but pregnant moms, we have sows and cows over there and everything is there's nothing here but this pregnant women that are very, very touchy so you want to make sure you are a little quiet because they are about due out here right now. every year according to the fair, they have about 14 births of cattle out here. you can only see what the cows are doing right now. that's what's very funny. but anyway, there's a lot going

on out here. but they have births every year and it's one of the things that makes the fair so unique out here is because what happens is that you get to see farm life up close and personal that maybe a lot of folks don't see. if you live down in the city or you live in the urban area you don't see what goes on and where your food comes from in a lot of different ways. but she is pretty cool but she will have 6 to 16 little babies probably sometime during the best days of summer here at the maryland state fair. here's a lot going on this year and a lot new. budweiser will have a big party stage set up. they will have bands and a platform. and also there's going to be-- they are going to double up on horse racing. if you a fan of thoroughbred racing some of the finest in the state they will double up and there's going to be bull riding on august 27th and mechanical bull out here at that budweiser platform a lot of folks can get out and try their hand at the first time.

that's hilarious. it's been a lot of good things coming out here. and they will have mountain goats charley and megan that's one thing if you watch the nature films and you see the goats trying to go up the mountens but they will have a display -- mountains but they will have a display so you can see the things. we have fair and piglets and a lot of little things. come over and see if being get a shot of these things and we will have them when we come back at the 5:00 hour. a lot of cool stuff out here at the fair. the best 10 days of summer all begin today. let's toss it back to you in the studio. >> rosie you have started an oh and ahs with the pigs and it's to ruin it by saying bacon sausage, ribs. >> a little piglets. >> squealers. what's going on lynette outside. >> it's going to be a transition day. so we are wait fog a cold -- waiting for a cold front to move through. off towards the west we see a cluster of thunderstorms dike into the ohio valley and

heading into west virginia. we could get isolated showers as we go throughout the morning as well. we put on a different perspective and you can see things dry out a bit further back off towards the north and west you go. that's an area of high pressure that will be building in. behind the cold front, that will move through the morning, we will start to get drier air in here and also it will become more mild especially heading towards the weekend. but in the meantime, we are waiting for this to go through so as you head out the door this morning, you might want to take the rain gear with you just incase but it will be isolated in nature if we get showers or thunderstorms. now as we head to the tropics or gulf of mexico this is where we are watching an area of disturbed weather and the national hurricane center puts a 10% chance of this become a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours. we will monitor it. temperatures at 68 in norrisville. mount airy 68 and we are seeing more 72s along the eastern shore in centerville and easton this morning.

and mardela springs is at 71 degrees. abc2's most accurate future trend putting it in motion, you can see what's going on. >> the whole lot. we like that. especially a consider -- going on? not a whole lot. we like that. we look at the planner for today, and do the jog this morning or this afternoon as well. because we will taper the storms off especially as we go towards the afternoon evening time frame. so if you have a great photo for us we would love to see it. just send it to pix@wmar.com and the next few days you can see improving conditions. 84 on saturday and sunday 83. i will have the extended forecast coming up but right now let's check the traffic with lauren. >> reporter: we are looking at high speeds across the region this friday morning. we check in and look at the harrisburg expressway in hunt valley, 65 miles per hour southbound at shawan road. you are not going to have problems down to the beltway. jfx will remain nice and clear. 95 up in harford and moving

along. here's a live look at route 543 and you won't have trouble in the white march be area. from the harbor tunnel to the fort mchenry toll plaza. 6 minutes on 6 # 5 speeds will remain -- 695, speeds will remain high. and the west side also calm. we are in the green with an 11- minute trip on outer loop from 795 all the way down to 95. that's your timesaver traffic. 4:49. two teens from harford county know the importance of donating blood. josh wilson needed 15 units to survive after he and a friend were in a serious crash e wanted to say thank you -- he he wanted to say thank-- he wanted to say thank you to thoswho saved his life and held a blood drive. last night with the help of the red close and fallston fire cpt and those who donated he collected more than -- red cross and fallston fire department, and those who donated, he collected more than double that.

radiation chemotherapy. we know the cost of fighting cancer but what about the costs? we will introduce you to a man who had two troubles scanser -- cancer and paying for it. also ahead, three kids worked hard to make the money over the summer but what did they do with the hard earned cash? you might be surprised.

you probably know someone who doesn't have health

official and a lot of us do there are 800,000 people in the state of maryland without it. charles pops wilks is one of them. for the past 8 years hay has -- he he has been a fixture -- he has been a fixture at the jfy lube. earlier this year, he was diagnosed with terminal pros -- jiffy lube. earlier this year he was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer. there is a five month waiting period until the benefits kick in. >> my concern is not myself but the people that are diagnosed with this tomorrow. >> the waiting period is designed to ensure benefits are not paid for people with long- term disabilities n pop's case the delay could. in pop's case it-- the delay could lead to a loss of his

home. several businesss are trying topitch in. let's talk about what's going on as we go towards the afternoon. temperatures coming in around 86 degrees. we should be at 85 so i am going with seasonable temperatures for today. once that front comes through, though, temperatures will stay below average for a while and we will go back up. sort of what a roller coaster ride is as we go through the next several daysch the forecast-- days. the forecast is coming up. an isower or storm is not out of the question. heading to the 80s-- a's versus the o's game the first pitch at 7:05, 81 and dry and mild under partly cloudy skies. by tomorrow we are talking about ample sunshine and 84 degrees and it's going to be nice out there. this is what the 7-day forecast looks like as we start to warm those temperatures back up as we head towards next week. our next chance for showers coming in the middle of the week towards the end. let's check the traffic with lauren. >> reporter: well, in baltimore county we have construction in cockeysville on west war n road at beaver dam road. turn lanes-- warren road at

beaver dam road. turn lanes are blocked. 55 miles per hour at 695. 11 minutes from here all the way downtown to east fayette street. tunnels are in great shape. south of broening hiway no probable -- highway, no problems across the key bridge. you are looking at 11 minutes on the northwest corner of the beltway at green spring avenue. ininterloop clear and-- inter loop is clear. that's your timesaver traffic. thousands of people are heading to the nation's capital this weekend to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. tomorrow, buses filled with caregivers and advocates for working families will leave baltimore and head to dc. the group will include some who took part in the 1963 march. now this trip is not to celebrate the civil rights and labor movements. but also to call for a new movement to fulfill dr. martin luther king's dream of racial

and economic justice. those buses leave utah street at 8 in the morning. tomorrow a family of of a 5- year-old boy-- of a 5-year-old boy who drowned will dedicate a new playground at their son's school. the ceremony for the nathanplayground will take plack at -- place at mccan -- mechanicsville. we are back in few moments.

thanks for joining thus morning. three young brothers take their hard earned money and decide -- decide to use it to help others. over the summer they set up a lemonade stand. they got a tent and bought cups and made a sign and started to sell and ended up making about $100. at first the boys thought we will buy some toys and decided they could use it for something else. they wanted to help others. so they went out and they bought school supplies for classmates who couldn't afford them. >> we kind of realized that taking the money and doing what was selfish that we could help people and. >> it feels good because you did something right. and it feels good. >> how cute is that kid and has a big heart. the boys put together kits and pencils and crayons and glue and took the collections they got and took them in and dropped them off and now we

said they had a note that read we had a lemonade stand to buy school supplies for those in need. take one for a student if needed. >> and speaking of preparing to go back to school. today get a free backpack filled with supplies. super bowl champ will be teaming up with modeel for a give away event. it makes sense he is gave away53 backpacks to young schoolboys and girls. time now to start the 35:00 hour. -- 5:00 hour. you are watching the station that works now you -- works for you, now good morning maryland. a state of emergency after a california wild fire quadruples in size. the destruction blaze is causing. >> the maryland state fair officially kicks off. we are live in timonium with what we can spec this year. rose -- expect this year. rosy is out there live with pregnant animals it could be dangerous i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. lynette let's get a good

forecast for the state fair. >> i will deliver especially heading towards the weekend. we will start to dry things out for today. but not going to rule out a chance for an isolated shower or thunderstorm to pop up this morning. possibly this afternoon. you can see there's light raincoming in around frederick county. and this will begin to dissipate as we go throughout the morning hours. but we could see more popping up ahead of the cold front that will continue to move through as we go through the morning. and in terms of temperatures we are at 67 degrees right now in pylesville and the dew point will begin to go down. we will start to filter in some nicer drier air across the area. and arnold's temperature is at 70 with the dew point at 63. and in stevensville we are at 73 degrees with the winds out of the northwest. so this is good news. the winds out of the north is the drier air that will continue to work et cetera way in here as we go-- its way in here as we go throughout the day. speaking of going throughout the day you are waking up around 7 and the temperature is at 73 degrees. and by around 10:00 we are at 79 degrees. and then at lunchtime today, 83 degrees and it's going to be a

good day to get out there and bike ride and you see the term shower and thunderstorm again very isolated in nature. most everybody will stay dry for today and the weekend is going to be absolutely fabulous. let's check the traffic now with lauren. >> reporter: well if you are a traveling in baltimore county, we have construction underway in cockeysville on west warren road at deafer dam. left -- beaver dam. left turn lane is blocked and a major light rail destruction. bus bridge in effect for those traveling from timonium to hunt valley. leave yourself extra time this morning. as we check in and look at the main lines, no delays on the jfx. 54 miles per hour southbound at cold spring lane and it's going to be an easy ride making the push downtown. tunnels are going to be in great shape and no problem on 95 in white marsh. southbound lanes at 65 miles per hour at beltway. a very easy ride down to the fort mchenry tunnel this morning. 695 also up to speed in parkville. looking at 55 miles per hour on the outer loop at harford road.

easy ride up to towson and west side of the beltway will remain up to speed. here's baltimore national pike. no delays on the inner loop. outer loop normal drive time of 11 minutes from 795 down to 95. and howard county, enterstate 70, great shape. no problems west up to frederick. we are traveling east from lum- - columbia pike to the beltway. that's your timesaver traffic. new details on a deadly hit- and-run tuesday in pasadena. we learned the victim's name samantha crepple was reported missing monday. hered abouty was found and there's a-- her body was found and there's a picture of the car that is believed to have hit her. and this morning police are looking for the driver that hit an 8-year-old boy in a crosswalk at reisterstown road in west baltimore. jaquan rucker was hit by a dark colored jaguar